[Textures] Excuse Me, Are You A Writer? | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12019-11-01T01:38:10+08:00PeatixArts House Limited[Textures] Excuse Me, Are You A Writer?tag:peatix.com,2019:event-5954792019-03-09T17:00:00SGT2019-03-09T17:00:00SGTCreative non-fiction writing in Singapore gained popularity in the 1990s with titles such the bestselling Excuse Me, Are You A Model? and Discuss Disgust by Bonny Hicks, as well as her Straits Times column The Bonny Hicks Diary. This panel explores the influence of writers such as Bonny Hicks and Goh Poh Seng on the development of the memoir and auto-fiction, and the history of these forms in Singapore as ‘minor’ literatures. Featuring Cyril Wong and Gerrie Lim, this discussion is moderated by Jason Wee. This programme is a part of Textures 2019, click here for the full festival line-up.About Textures - A Weekend With Words 7 - 10 Mar, Thu - SunTextures - A Weekend With Words returns for its sophomore edition at The Arts House after a successful inaugural run in 2018! The 2019 edition will see the festival take on the theme of “Love and Loss (and some things in between)”. From performances to exhibitions, talks and panels to workshops, Textures will feature your favourite Sing Lit authors, and those you have yet to discover, in a variety of activities.